Travelle Wharton
Encyclopedia
Glenn Travelle Wharton is an American football
player who currently plays offensive guard for the Carolina Panthers
of the NFL
. He played college football
at the University of South Carolina
.
in Simpsonville, South Carolina
He earned all-area and all-state recognition as a senior.
Travelle is the son of Lois Logan Wharton and the Late Glenn A. Wharton.
recognition and was chosen to play in the Senior Bowl
. He was a team captain and was the lone returning starter on the offensive line that allowed only 10 sacks the entire season!
in 2004 after being inactive for the first five contests. He was the lone rookie starter on the offensive line in 2004 that yielded only 33 sacks, the third-lowest total in Carolina history.
He started all 16 games during the 2005 season.
In the first game of the 2006 season during a 20-6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons he suffered a torn ACL and MCL and was placed on injured reserve thus ending his season.
He returned to start all 16 games at left tackle during the 2007 campaign.
Before the 08 season on February 14, 2008 Wharton signed a 6 year extension to remain with the Panthers. The deal has a total dollar value of 36 million an included 12 million dollars in guaranteed money
Travelle went on to start all 14 games he appeared in during the 2008 season at left guard, missing 2 due to injury.
American football
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player who currently plays offensive guard for the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
of the NFL
National Football League
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. He played college football
College football
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at the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
.
High school career
Wharton was a Shrine Bowl participant following his senior year at Hillcrest High SchoolHillcrest High School (Simpsonville, South Carolina)
Hillcrest High School, abbreviated HHS, is a public high school in Simpsonville, South Carolina, the largest high school in the Greenville County School District...
in Simpsonville, South Carolina
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Simpsonville is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,352 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 17,778 in 2009...
He earned all-area and all-state recognition as a senior.
Travelle is the son of Lois Logan Wharton and the Late Glenn A. Wharton.
College career
Travelle Wharton started 45 of the 47 games he played at left tackle for the University of South Carolina. He did not allow a sack after the second game of his freshman season in 2000, a span of 45 contests. In 2003, as a senior, he started all 12 games at left tackle. Wharton earned second-team All-Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
recognition and was chosen to play in the Senior Bowl
Senior Bowl
The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football exhibition game played in Mobile, Alabama which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility. First played in 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida, the game moved to Mobile's Ladd Peebles Stadium...
. He was a team captain and was the lone returning starter on the offensive line that allowed only 10 sacks the entire season!
Carolina Panthers
He started the final 11 games at left guard as a rookieRookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
in 2004 after being inactive for the first five contests. He was the lone rookie starter on the offensive line in 2004 that yielded only 33 sacks, the third-lowest total in Carolina history.
He started all 16 games during the 2005 season.
In the first game of the 2006 season during a 20-6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons he suffered a torn ACL and MCL and was placed on injured reserve thus ending his season.
He returned to start all 16 games at left tackle during the 2007 campaign.
Before the 08 season on February 14, 2008 Wharton signed a 6 year extension to remain with the Panthers. The deal has a total dollar value of 36 million an included 12 million dollars in guaranteed money
Travelle went on to start all 14 games he appeared in during the 2008 season at left guard, missing 2 due to injury.